“It’s something you never like to see as a league. People are suggesting this early in his contract, to be holding out, it’s highly unusual. It’s an unfortunate situation… He clearly didn’t want to be there. Didn’t wanna listen to his coach”

-Adam Silver on ESPN on Ben Simmons pic.twitter.com/QmZwJuEURB

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 19, 2021